How You Can Help

Do you enjoy nutritious food each day — the kind that lets you thrive, not just survive?

About one-in-four people in Jefferson County do not. They lack consistent access to adequate nutrition. That does not mean people have nothing to eat. What food insecurity means in our community, is that many people do not have access to food that can sustain healthy lives.

Luckily we live in a temperate zone that can grow food year around, but that food is out of reach for many. This is why FoodBankGrower.org was born. For 11 years, scores of volunteers have worked on donated land to take food “from seed to the need”. We grow, gather, and give organically grown and nutritionally-dense food to the east Jefferson County food banks located in Port Townsend, Brinnon, Quilcene, Coyle, Eaglemount, and the Tri-area.

To do this we need soil, tools, structures, and supplies so that our volunteers can grow produce or glean it from backyard orchards and give it to the Food Banks for distribution. Even though our volunteers work without pay, good food costs money.

And here’s how you can help.

Once each year, Food Bank Growers join Jefferson Community Foundation’s United Good Neighbors campaign. By going to either foodbankgrowers.org/donations, or by connecting with givejefferson.org and selecting Food Bank Growers, you can help sustain the work we do and help families thrive. United Good Neighbors aims to keep your generosity within Jefferson County, connecting with vital community needs. What can be more vital than good food? 

Your contribution links you directly to the thousands of pounds of produce, and to the thousands of grateful people, whose lives are enriched by Food Bank Growers. Please consider turning your dollars into hope and a thriving community. There is nothing as satisfying as sharing good food.

Our sincere thanks.

Mark Paxton

FBG President

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